cover image - Trauma Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780323594769
Copyright: 2050
Publication Date: 08-26-2019
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $119.99

Trauma Nursing Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition

by Karen A. McQuillan, RN, MS, CNS-BC, CCRN, CNRN, TCRN, FAAN, Mary Beth Flynn Makic, PhD, APRN, CCNS, CCRN, FAAN, FNAP, FCNS and Eileen Whalen, RN, BSN, MHA

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ISBN: 9780323594769
Copyright: 2050
Publication Date: 08-26-2019
Imprint: Saunders
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Using the unique cycles of trauma framework, the 4th edition of this classic and highly acclaimed resource is thoroughly updated to bring you comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge research findings and current issues, trends, and controversies in trauma nursing. Detailed information guides you through all phases of care – from preventive care and the time of injury to the resuscitative, operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitative stages. Timely discussions on emerging topics such as mass casualty and rural trauma/telemedicine keep you up to date with the latest developments in the field. This practical, evidence-based reference is the most complete resource available for both novice and experienced trauma nurses working in a variety of care settings.
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    • Comprehensive coverage includes practical, clinically relevant trauma information for nurses at all levels of knowledge and experience working in a variety of settings
    • Evidence-based content ensures that you are using the latest and most reliable information available to provide state-of-the-art care for trauma patients
    • A user-friendly format, logical organization, and helpful tables and illustrations help you find information quickly and clarify key concepts and procedures
    • Detailed information guides you through all phases of care – from preventive care and the time of injury to the resuscitative, operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitative stages
    • Special populations coverage prepares you to meet the unique needs of pregnant, pediatric, and elderly patients, as well as bariatric patients, burn victims, patients with substance abuse issues, and organ and tissue donors
    • A section on Clinical Management Concepts gives you a solid understanding of key issues affecting all patients regardless of their injury, including mechanism of injury, traumatic shock, patient/family psychosocial responses to trauma, pain management, wound healing, and nutrition
  • PART I: General Concepts in Trauma Nursing
    1. Evolution of the Trauma Cycle
    2. Economic and Administrative Issues in Trauma Care
    3. Performance Improvement and Patient Safety in Trauma Care
    4. Ethics in Trauma Nursing
    5. Legal Concerns in Trauma Nursing
    6. Injury Prevention
    7. Prehospital Care of the Trauma Patient
    8. Trauma in Rural Areas
    9. Mass Casualty Incidents
    10. Nursing Practice Through the Cycle of Trauma
    11. Rehabilitation of the Trauma Patient


    PART II: Clinical Management Concepts
    12. Mechanism of Injury
    13. Shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
    14. Initial Management of Traumatic Shock
    15. Infection and Infection Control
    16. Wound Healing and Soft Tissue Injuries
    17. Metabolic and Nutritional Management of the Trauma Patient
    18. Analgesia, Sedation, and Neuromuscular Blockade in the Trauma Patient
    19. Psychosocial Impact of Trauma


    PART III: Single System Injuries
    20. Traumatic Brain Injuries
    21. Maxillofacial Injuries
    22. Ocular Injuries
    23. Spinal Cord Injuries
    24. Thoracic Injuries
    25. Abdominal Injuries
    26. Genitourinary Injuries and Renal Management
    27. Musculoskeletal Injuries


    PART IV: Unique Patient Populations
    28. The Pregnant Trauma Patient
    29. Pediatric Trauma
    30. Trauma in the Elderly
    31. Trauma in the Bariatric Patient
    32. Burn Injuries
    33. Substance Abuse and Trauma Care
    34. The Organ and Tissue Donor
  • Karen A. McQuillan, RN, MS, CNS-BC, CCRN, CNRN, TCRN, FAAN, Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, Mary Beth Flynn Makic, PhD, APRN, CCNS, CCRN, FAAN, FNAP, FCNS, Professor, University of Colorado College of Nursing, Aurora, Colorado; Nurse Scientist, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado, USA and Eileen Whalen, RN, BSN, MHA, Vice President, Trauma, Emergency and Perioperative Services, University Medical Center, Tucson, AZ
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